[Kenzo Maeda HC]Men’s Basketball 5th Training Camp and International Training Camp 2021 Accompanying Notice | Akita Northern Happinets

Thank you for your warm and warm support.

Kenzo Maeda, head coach of Akita Northern Happinets, will hold the 2021 Japan Men’s Basketball Team 5th Training Camp and “Japan Men’s Basketball National Team” from June 20th (Sun) to July 5th (Mon). We would like to inform you that we will accompany you as a support coach and interpreter for the Japan Men’s Basketball Team at the International Basketball Games 2021 in MIYAGI / IWATE 10th Anniversary Reconstruction Support Tournament.

Head Coach Kenzo Maeda

■ Date of Birth June 27, 1982

■Born in Osaka Prefecture

■ Career
Daisho Gakuen
→ Osaka College of Foreign Languages
→ Bellevue University[アメリカ・ネブラスカ州]

→ University of Nebraska Kearney[アメリカ・ネブラスカ州]Transfer
→ Human Academy Basketball College Assistant Coach[2007-08]
→ Takamatsu Five Arrows (currently Kagawa Five Arrows) Assistant Coach[2008-11]

→ Takamatsu Five Arrows Head Coach[2011-15]

→ Akita Northern Happinets Assistant Coach[2015-19]※
* Participation in JBA Elite Coach Education Project (1st gen member)[2018-19]

→ Akita Northern Happinets Head Coach[2019-]

JBA official S-class coach license acquisition[2016年7月]

Basketball Men’s National Team Support Coach and Interpreter[2018-]

【Summary of the Conference】

■ Opponent
Men’s Japan representative チーム (42 place) vs men’s Ilan representative チーム (23 place)
* FIBA ​​ranking in parentheses (as of March 1, 2021)

■ Match schedule / Venue
・ June 23, 2021 (Wednesday) 19:00 Match start / Sekisui Heim Super Arena (Miyagi Prefectural Sports Park General Gymnasium)
・ June 25, 2021 (Friday) 19:35 Match start / Oshu City Gymnasium (Z Arena)
・ June 27, 2021 (Sun) 15:00 Match start / Oshu City Gymnasium (Z Arena)

■ Broadcast / Distribution
＜GAME 1＞ June 25 (gold) Sheng Zhongqi
19:30～ NHK BS1Live broadcast at

・Basket LIVE

・Sportsnavi

* All 3 games will be streamed live

Click here for tournament details ⇒ https://akatsukifive-men-2021.japanbasketball.jp/

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⇒ https://www.japanbasketball.jp/japan/59854